Dropped this season: None (I'm mentally unable to drop shows so I carefully pick what I think there's a good chance I'll like. I'm right most of the time but sometimes I flop hard and find myself stuck with a show I don't like, like Maoyuu or Arcana Famiglia, for several months...)

In fact this season is nearly over... in a few weeks I'll have a summer lineup!

But I can let you know what I'm still watching. I start the season watching pretty much everything so here is the list of what I've started and am still watching or have dropped (stopped watching), at least for now:

Monday:

Still watching: Mushibugyo, Aku no Hana / Flower of Evil

Dropped: Arata the Legend, Karneval, House of Five Leaves

Tuesday:

Still watching: Yuyushiki, Aiura, Sparrow's Hotel

Wednesday:

Watching: Red Data Girl

Dropped: Uta no Prince Sama, Saint Seya Omega

Thursday:

Still watching: Majestic Prince, SNAFU

Dropped: Photo Kano, Devil Survivor 2

Friday:

Still watching: Chihayafuru 2, Valvrave, Hataraku Maou sama / Devil is a Part Timer, Date a Live

Episode 4. Sad, I know. Very popular anime and it has Yoko! But the combining stuff was just silly... Here is the moment I paused episode 4:
Ramming the drill head onto the other body... that was funny the first time they did it the episode before but I got over combining robot anime decades ago. Should I skip this episode? Is 5 any better? Was 4 just a bad episode trying too hard at the comedy or is the rest of the series like that?

In fact this season is nearly over... in a few weeks I'll have a summer lineup!

But I can let you know what I'm still watching. I start the season watching pretty much everything so here is the list of what I've started and am still watching or have dropped (stopped watching), at least for now:

Monday:

Still watching: Mushibugyo, Aku no Hana / Flower of Evil

Dropped: Arata the Legend, Karneval, House of Five Leaves

Tuesday:

Still watching: Yuyushiki, Aiura, Sparrow's Hotel

Wednesday:

Watching: Red Data Girl

Dropped: Uta no Prince Sama, Saint Seya Omega

Thursday:

Still watching: Majestic Prince, SNAFU

Dropped: Photo Kano, Devil Survivor 2

Friday:

Still watching: Chihayafuru 2, Valvrave, Hataraku Maou sama / Devil is a Part Timer, Date a Live

Episode 4. Sad, I know. Very popular anime and it has Yuuko! But the combining stuff was just silly...

Ramming the drill head onto the other body... that was funny the first time they did it the episode before but I got over combining robot anime decades ago. Should I skip this episode? Is 5 any better? Was 4 just a bad episode trying too hard at the comedy or is the rest of the series like that?

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Okay, that episode was actually done by a guest director, and everyone agrees that episode 4 is the worst of the series. In fact, the response actually caused Gainax to fire the poor guy.

Umm, if I were to give something of a timeline of show quality by episodes, it would go like this:

1-3 = good
4-6 = not that good, to be fair
7-27 = best show ever.

You can skip episode 5 and 6 if you want, here's what you need to know.
Episode 5

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Introduces Rossiu, who's basically the pragmatism to Kamina's idealism. He does some fighting later on in the show. Also, there are two kids that left Rossiu's village along with him.

Episode 6

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This is a hot-springs mini-flashback episode. Not much important stuff happens, and it tries a little too hard at the comedy. Plus it's even slightly censored in this simulcast lol. Introduces this weird old beastmen, who for some reason is the source of a couple of deus ex machinas as the show progresses. Sets up for the next major fight.

I actually tried and dropped the show a couple of times before my friend urged me to finish it. If you've "gotten over" combining robots decades ago then I doubt a crazy throwback show will necessarily strike a new chord with you, but I still recommend you watch until episode 8. If you don't like it by episode 8, then no one could blame you for dropping it and you can bash it with a clean conscience. And to be honest, rewatching it a year or two later kind of brings a few annoying details to my attention that I didn't see before.

EDIT: This argument actually kind of sounds like I'm just trying to tell myself that it's not that bad. That's not true. My main point is: This show is awesome. Watch it pls.